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Something to chew on  -  24 Mar 2008
Guardian Unlimited,Many of us carry a gene that delivers a resistance to brain diseases like Kuri and CJD. How long that gene has been around is still under discussion,

Hawera man seeking cure for prenatal brain diseases  -  Mar 21, 2008
Taranaki Daily News,Tim Sargeant will join a team at Cambridge's neurological research unit investigating the causes of a group of prenatal brain diseases.

Author : Allen Institute for Brain Science  -  Mar 12, 2008
Earthtimes,This atlas will enable researchers and clinicians worldwide to advance understanding of brain diseases and disorders and speed progress toward breakthrough

Cutting edge brain work at Bangor  -  Mar 20, 2008
News Wales,Are mental disorders brain diseases? Yes, in the sense that altered states of the mind must be accompanied by changes in the brain.

‘Fumes’ and the brain  -  Mar 19, 2008
Dispatch Online,...particles depositing in tissue can cause oxidative stress, which has been implicated in degenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

Brain health gets $25-million boost from BC government  -  Mar 11, 2008
Vancouver Sun,Cynader said the hope is that, by putting researchers and patients under the same roof, those suffering from brain diseases will have access to the latest

This breakthrough aims at different path in the brain  -  Mar 2, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,Although the finding in rats was promising, developing animal models for schizophrenia and other brain diseases is extremely difficult, said Paul Greengard,

Research Illuminates Link Between Alzheimer’s & Stroke  -  Mar 17, 2008
Newswise (press release)...clinicians to uncover the causes of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other age-related brain diseases and discover ways to prevent and cure these diseases.

Diesel Exhaust Inhalation Stresses Your Brain  -  Mar 11, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...depositing in tissue and oxidative stress has also been implicated in degenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease .

Budget Surplus a Jackpot for Some Health Causes  -  Mar 20, 2008
TheTyee.ca,Fighting brain diseases is a "critical step" for health care in the province, Campbell said in the announcement. "This new facility will be Canada's leading

Pollution 'alters brain function'  -  Mar 10, 2008
BBC News,...population in polluted areas can be practically difficult as brain diseases are not necessarily noted on the death certificate as the cause of death.

Mental exercises the key to keeping your brain in shape  -  Mar 13, 2008
TV3 News,His PHD helped make the ground-breaking discovery that our brains do make new brain cells - work that one day may help cure brain diseases like Alzheimer's

Frank Ayd, 87, Who Advanced Thorazine Use, Is Dead  -  Mar 21, 2008
New York Times,Dr. Ayd never doubted he was treating brain diseases. He tested his patients’ psychological, neurological and behavioral responses to new drugs,

Health Highlights: March 11, 2008  -  Mar 11, 2008
Forbes,...for the NIH have affected 12 promising junior researchers who specialize in areas such as stem cells, cancer and brain diseases, and kidney disease.

Mapping the Brain  -  Mar 14, 2008
KUOW News and Information,SCIENTISTS HOPE TO LOCATE THE GENES THAT TRIGGER BRAIN DISEASES, SUCH AS EPILEPSY, ALZHEIMERS AND AUTISM. ONCE THEY PINPOINT THE TROUBLESOME GENES,

Universities sound alarm over proposed education cuts  -  Mar 23, 2008
Montgomery Advertiser,Cuts like these could delay a cure to sickle cell anemia, and provide fewer opportunities to cure Parkinson's disease, AIDS and brain diseases,

Early detection is the practical solution  -  Mar 13, 2008
Newindpress,In fact, the organs of the person who died of brain diseases could be donated for saving the life of a needy person. However, to make people accept this

Children's research facility takes on some of medicine's biggest ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
Charleston Post Courier,Dr. Inderjit Singh, an expert in childhood brain diseases, discovered that n-acetyl cysteine, a medicine used for treatment of acetaminophen poisoning,

US Stands To Lose A Generation Of Young Researchers  -  Mar 11, 2008
Science Daily (press release)These researchers are devising new ways to manipulate stem cells to repair the heart, revealing critical pathways involved in cancer and brain diseases,

Air Pollution Hinders Brain Processing  -  Mar 11, 2008
RedOrbit,...those living in areas of high pollution can be challenging since brain diseases are not always identified as the cause of death on death certificates.

The DFG Awards The 2008 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize To 6 Young ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),The young neurobiologist is particularly interested in the mechanisms that lead to brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, senile dementia and post-traumatic

"Epigenetic" Could be a Clue  -  Feb 26, 2008
Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists,..."This study raises the possibility that errors in development might underlie brain diseases such as bipolar disorder, autism, major depression and

Media Advisory: March 10th to 16th, 2008 Is International Brain ...  -  Mar 5, 2008
Market Wire (press release)...at universities and research hospitals on topics ranging from aging, therapeutic approaches to brain diseases, to brain fitness and memory loss.

Study Suggests Antibiotics Are Overused  -  Feb 25, 2008
The Associated PressMany experts, including the Alzheimer's Association, consider Alzheimer's and other dementias to be fatal brain diseases. Patients die of infections such as

Bipolar Disorder: Manic Mouse Made With One Gene Missing  -  Mar 12, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Unlike some brain diseases, no single gene has been implicated in BPD. A major limitation to progress in research and treatment has been the lack of an

Turmeric can help heal a damaged Heart  -  Mar 2, 2008
HealthJockey.com,...which is also known as ‘Haldi’ in India, to boost one’s brain power and helpful in combating Alzheimer’s as well as other brain diseases.

Diabetes, other factors put African Americans at greater risk of ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
Asbury Park Press,8 percent realized such conditions put them at an elevated risk of dementia, a general term for brain diseases that cause confusion and memory problems.

Re:Boston Magazine Names Duxbury one of  -  Mar 4, 2008
Duxbury Clipper,...warns that fluoride may be linked to neurological impairment, brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, male impotence and infertility, sleep impairment,

UK Team to Use Nanoparticles to Improve Brain Drug Delivery  -  20 Feb 2008
Nanotechnology and Development News,...says that the blood-brain barrier has been a major obstacle to the effective delivery of new targeted antibody-based medications for brain diseases.

Korea Plans Center for Neuroscience  -  Feb 19, 2008
Korea Times,...``It is still unexplored territory, and the number of people suffering from brain diseases will continue to increase in an aging society.

Drug delivery straight to the brain  -  Feb 17, 2008
News-Medical.net,If successful, the temporary unlocking of the filter would allow a range of brain diseases to be treated more efficiently. It is hoped that in the long term

Six-figure donation to be used to fight brain diseases  -  Jan 28, 2008
Las Vegas Sun,By Charlotte Hsu · January 28, 2008 · 3:45 PM A Las Vegas businessman on Wednesday is to announce a six-figure gift to help Nevada’s universities and the

Midlife Pitstop  -  Feb 2, 2008
Times Online,If either succeeds it will have huge implications, suggesting potential treatments for degenerative conditions ranging from brain diseases such as

It's news to most: Heart health, dementia linked  -  Feb 18, 2008
The News-Press,8 percent realized such conditions put them at an elevated risk of dementia, a general term for brain diseases that cause confusion and memory problems.

Alzheimer's research target may be a dead end  -  Feb 4, 2008
Tehran Times,Both scientists stressed that it's still not certain whether protein plaques even cause Alzheimer's and other brain diseases, or whether they are merely

Dr. William Schamadan: Health care going global  -  Feb 4, 2008
Mansfield News Journal,More good news, however, is they may become useful in treating brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases because these conditions do have

Brain Trust  -  Feb 6, 2008
Tucson Weekly,At the same time, by learning more about how normal brains age, researchers expect to gain knowledge about brain diseases. They hope for the ability to

Qld researchers make brain cell discovery  -  Feb 8, 2008
ABC Online,By medical reporter Sophie Scott Australian scientists say they have discovered an important clue to understanding and treating degenerative brain diseases

Genetics May Determine Antidepressants' Effectiveness  -  Jan 23, 2008
Washington Post,From a clinical point of view, the findings warrant that patients receiving a drug that is a P-gp substrate for the treatment of brain diseases are

Colin Blakemore: An organ so complex we may never fully understand it  -  Jan 29, 2008
Independent,...area of medical science, the unravelling of the human genome is paying off in knowledge about genetic problems responsible for so many brain diseases.

French doctors stand trial for CJD scandal  -  Feb 5, 2008
Times Online,...who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1997 for discovering prions, the corrupted protein that causes CJD and other degenerative brain diseases.

£4bn to research killer diseases  -  Feb 4, 2008
BBC News,He said the research would investigate how some of the world's biggest killers destroy the human body, and that brain diseases and mental illness would also

Mental And Physical Exercise Delays Dementia In Fatal Genetic Disease  -  Jan 24, 2008
Science Daily (press release)This Australian research opens up new therapeutic possibilities for other devastating and difficult to treat brain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease

UCF Sponsors Brain Conference That Draws National Experts  -  Jan 25, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Some of the experts can also speak about brain diseases among the Hispanic community. The cost is $325 for physicians, $175 for the general public and $100

Babies brains hold clues to Alzheimer's: researchers  -  Feb 7, 2008
ABC Online,Research into babies' brains is giving Queensland scientists important clues to understanding the causes of brain diseases in adults.

A Critical History of Psychiatry  -  Feb 12, 2008
Metapsychology,...case that physical evidence could demonstrate the existence of mental illnesses in the brain, we would call them brain diseases and not mental diseases.

STEM the damage  -  Feb 4, 2008
Deccan Herald,The site of injury is the best approach, though in the case of brain diseases, this means complications. The stem cell treatment works well for fresh

Harriet Fulbright visits New Zealand  -  Feb 3, 2008
Scoop.co.nz,...where he is now Professor of Anatomy, Richard has established an international reputation for his studies on human brain diseases.

Infra Red Helmet For Reversing Early Alzheimer's To Be Tested  -  Jan 28, 2008
Medical News Today,The researchers are hoping to start testing the idea on patients with Alzheimer's and other degenerative brain diseases this summer.

Brain fluid disorder symptoms often mimic more serious ailments  -  Jan 30, 2008
Sun-Sentinel.com,But specialists contend the real number is higher because doctors confuse NPH with other brain diseases. Some believe the condition may cause 1 in 20 cases

Foolish Forecast: Plenty of Zing in Elan  -  Feb 11, 2008
Motley FoolEvery quarter, thousands of MS patients sign up for the most effective drug for their ailment, and they're not exhibiting symptoms of rare brain diseases.

Quebec researchers achieve A major breakthrough in understanding ...  -  Feb 7, 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),...to see this renowned young Québécois researcher come back from the United States to advance current research on neurons, the brain and brain diseases.

Australian scientists discover Alzheimer's clue  -  Feb 7, 2008
Radio Australia,Australian scientists say they've discovered an important clue to understanding and treating degenerative brain diseases like stroke and Alzheimer's.

Stem cell research needed: Experts  -  Feb 3, 2008
Jakarta Post,...can now be used in regenerative therapy, particularly in treating degenerative brain diseases, like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington disease.

Curing the Therapeutic State: Thomas Szasz interviewed by Jacob Sullum  -  Jan 31, 2008
Reason Online,Reason: You've said that true brain diseases are the province of neurologists, not psychiatrists. I gather that what people call mental illness,

Complete text of throne speech  -  Feb 12, 2008
Vancouver Sun,It will help people avoid brain diseases and provide new treatment and rehabilitation options for patients. BC is recognized across the country for its

Mental, physical activity delays dementia in Huntington’s disease  -  Jan 24, 2008
Thaindian.com,They believe that the findings would play a key role in treating other brain diseases like Alzheimers and developing new treatments for complex psychiatric

French doctors on trial for CJD deaths  -  Feb 6, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,The glands often came from people who had died of cancer, brain diseases or infectious illnesses and were crushed together to make the growth hormone.

Bone disease could be treated in utero  -  Jan 31, 2008
The Age,...in utero treatments for the lifelong inherited disease as well as other disabling conditions like muscular dystrophy and congenital brain diseases.

Stem Cell Treatment For Brittle Bones In The Womb  -  Jan 29, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...said the work held potential for improving treatment of other disabling conditions such as muscular dystrophy and congenital brain diseases.

The Science of Addiction: From Neurobiology to Treatment  -  Feb 1, 2008
Psychiatric Services (subscription)He similarly dismisses the words "disorder" and "illness" to describe the addictions, insisting that addictions are "brain diseases" rooted in the

Components-Health  -  Feb 6, 2008
American Chronicle,The first sign of some brain diseases is an unhealthy looking optic nerve. Leakage in the blood vessels of the eye may be a sign of diabetes or hypertension

International Art Exhibition Reveals Mind of Alzheimer's  -  Jan 22, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),...a neurologist with the University of California, San Francisco, who studies artistic creativity in people with brain diseases.

MPs urge help for dementia carers  -  Jan 23, 2008
The Press AssociationThe range of progressive, terminal brain diseases known as dementia cost the health and social care economy in England £14.3 billion a year - more than

How coroner's juries could save lives - if we'd let them  -  Feb 11, 2008
The Kingston Whig-Standard,...to the very large number of Ontario citizens suffering from such incurable brain diseases as schizophrenia and manic depression and related psychoses.

North Country Caring: Possible causes of Alzheimer’s disease, Part 2  -  Feb 8, 2008
Adirondack Daily Enterprise,Genetic factors are likewise known to play a part in other brain diseases and disorders, including Down’s syndrome, which shares several common features

College targets inquisitive seniors  -  Jan 26, 2008
The Daily News,..."Psychologically speaking, if a person keeps the brain active, then the chances of suffering from some of those age-related brain diseases is less," said

Refer to a friend  -  Jan 25, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Multifocal, Diffuse, And Metabolic Brain Diseases Causing Delirium, Stupor, Or Coma 9. Prognosis In Coma And Related Disorders Of Consciousness,

City air low in pollutants but health risks persist  -  Jan 28, 2008
Thunder Bay's Source,The Heart and Stroke foundation believes over 4100 people die annually in Canada from heart or brain diseases caused by exposure to pollution and most

UA labs research myriad sciences  -  Jan 25, 2008
Arizona Daily Star,...into treatments for autism and brain diseases and disorders, a number of programs having to do with medical technological developments and much more.

Inquest ratifies inmate death verdict  -  Jan 24, 2008
Rome News-Tribune,...syndrome refers to a cluster of symptoms that can be caused by a number of things, ranging from a drug overdose to diabetes to organic brain diseases.

Testimony about inmate's death heard at inquest  -  Jan 24, 2008
Rome News-Tribune,...syndrome refers to a cluster of symptoms that can be caused by a number of things, ranging from drug overdose to diabetes to organic brain diseases.

Dementia care 'must improve'  -  Jan 24, 2008
InTheNews.co.uk,Dementia, the term for a range of progressive, terminal organic brain diseases, affects over 560000 people in England and costs about £14 billion a year.

Dementia services  -  Jan 24, 2008
InTheNews.co.uk,Dementia, the term used for a range of progressive, terminal organic brain diseases, affects over 560000 people in England and costs society about £14

Plight of the NHS 'victims  -  Jan 23, 2008
Manchester Evening News,The committee's report defined dementia as a term for a range of progressive, terminal organic brain diseases. They drew a parallel between attitudes

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